title: Cone beam CT: a current overview of devices.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to review and compare the properties of all the available cone beam CT (CBCT) devices offered on the market, while focusing especially on Europe. In this study, we included all the different commonly used CBCT devices currently available on the European market. Information about the properties of each device was obtained from the manufacturers' official available data, which was later confirmed by their representatives in cases where it was necessary. The main features of a total of 47 CBCT devices that are currently marketed by 20 companies were presented, compared and discussed in this study. All these CBCT devices differ in specific properties according to the companies that produce them. The summarized technical data from a large number of CBCT devices currently on the market offer a wide range of imaging possibilities in the oral and maxillofacial region.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Dental Radiology, Gr. T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania. nemtoi.alexandru@d.umfiasi.ro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nemtoi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Czink
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haba
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gahleitner
mesh_terms: D002586:Cesium; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004867:Equipment Design; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation; D007454:Iodides; D056888:Patient Positioning; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012399:Rotation; D013997:Time Factors; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed / Q000191:economics
chemical_list: D007454:Iodides; D002586:Cesium; C040050:cesium iodide
keywords: cone beam computed tomography; radiology; three-dimensional imaging; tomography scanners